Vizio Claims Top Spot for US LCD HDTV Shipments in Q1

Vizio has been beating up on some of the long-established companies in LCD TV industry for several years. Vizio seemingly came out of nowhere with cheaper TVs with good quality and started taking customers away from the larger brands by the droves. Vizio has again laid claim to the top spot in US LCD TV shipments for the first quarter of 2012.

Videos bragging about 18.5% market share and the nation’s most popular 32-inch, 40-inch, and 42-inch TVs. The company is also making significant gains in the sound bar market with 27.5% of the US market. Vizio grew its market share 3.5% from the last quarter of 2011.

The second place company for LCD TV shipments within United States was Samsung. LG took the third-place spot, Sony was in fourth place, and Sanyo took fifth. After fifth came Toshiba, Sharp, Panasonic, and Hitachi in order of market share.